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artemon
artemon, the name of a small square sail set on a yard. It was carried below a sharply steeved spar over the bows of Roman merchant vessels from about 200 bc to the decline of Roman shipping at the fall of the empire. The sail's function was largely as an aid to steering, while its spar, called an artemon mast, could be described as the forerunner of the bowsprit. The artemon was virtually identical with the spritsail of the 14th–17th centuries. The name was also used, somewhat loosely and erroneously, to describe the mainsail of ancient ships.
Oddly enough, the French word for mizzen is artimon, and the mizzen-mast is mât d'artimon, which is of course at the stern of a ship not the bows. It is from the French word, and not the original, that the fourth mast of ships built with four or five masts during the 19th and early 20th centuries was sometimes known as the artemon mast. See also mast. |
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"artemon." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "artemon." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-artemon.html "artemon." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-artemon.html |
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Artemas
Artemas ♂ Of New Testament Greek origin, from a name representing a short form of various compound names containing that of the goddess Artemis (for example, Artemidoros ‘gift of Artemis' and Artemisthenes ‘strength of Artemis’). It is borne in the Bible by a character mentioned briefly in St Paul's letter to Titus (3:12). The name enjoyed some popularity among the Puritans in the 17th century, but fell out of use again.
Variant: Artemus (Latinized). |
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Artemas." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Artemas." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Artemas.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Artemas." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Artemas.html |
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Artemon
Artemon (also Artemas) (3rd cent.), Adoptionist heretic. Eusebius of Caesarea says that Paul of Samosata revived his heresy and that the ‘Little Labyrinth’ was directed against his teaching.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Artemon." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Artemon." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-Artemon.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Artemon." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-Artemon.html |
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Artemas
Artemas , companion of Paul, mentioned in his Letter to Titus. |
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"Artemas." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Artemas." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Artemas.html "Artemas." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Artemas.html |
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